The Leitmotifs

Donington (Wagner's 'Ring' and its Symbols, Faber, 1963) gives 91 motifs, ordered by their groupings and relationships.

Mann (in his translation of the texts, for the Friends of Covent Garden, 1964) gives 73, numbered roughly in order of first appearance.

Collingwood (in his recording 90 Motives from the Ring, London Symphony Orchestra 1931, HMV C2237, Pearl GEMM CDS 9137) gives 90, numbered roughly in order of first appearance.

Wolzogen (in his book Guide through the Music of R. Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, 1878) also gives 90, also numbered roughly in order of first appearance. About 60 of the motifs are recognised by all authors.

1	Nature	d01	m01a=d01	c01=d01
2	Rhine	d02	m01b=d02	c02=d02	w01=d02
3	Erda	d03	m24=d03	c25=d03	w31=d03
4	Downfall	d04	m25=d04	c26=d04	w32=d04
5	Downfall more	d05	m56=d05	c45=d05	w47=d05
6	Freia as love	d06		c13=d06	w13=d06
7	Freia as joy	d07	m16=d07	c16=d07	w18=d07
8	Ring	d08	m06=d08	c07=d08b	w08=d08
9	Brooding	d09	m19=d09	c56=d09	w25=d09
10	Norn's rope	d10	m55=d10
11	Atonement	d11	m67=d11	c83=d11	w82=d11
12	Obligation	d12
13	Curse	d13	m23=d13	c23=d13	w29=d13
14	Wotan's treaties	d14
15	Alberich's will	d15	m22=d15	c24=d15	w30=d15
16	Magic sleep	d16	m42=d16	c53=d16
17	Wanderer	d17	m47=d17	c64=d17	w60a=d17
18	Tarnhelm	d18	m18=d18	c18=d18	w23=d18
19	Magic potion	d19	m63=d19		w81=d19
20	Loge as fire	d20	m13=d20	c15=d20 c55=d20c	w20=d20
21	Ambivalent Loge	d21	m14=d21	c21=d21
22	Walküren	d22	m35=d22	c42=d22	w45a=d22
23	Norns	d23		c75=d23
24	Darkness	d24	m53=d24
25	Sunlight	d25
26	Rhinemaidens	d26	m02=d26	c03=d26	w02=d26
27	Forest Bird	d27	m51a=d27a  m51b=d27   m51c=d27   m51d=d27	c68=d27	w67=d27
28	Innocent delight	d28
29	Forest murmurs	d29		c67=d29
30	Innocent sleep	d30	m43=d30	c52=d30	w56=d30
31	Rheingold!	d31	m04=d31	c06=d31	w06=d31    w07=d31
32	Rhinemaidens, more	d32	m72=d32	c89b=d32	w89=d32
33	Rhinemaidens'delight	d33	m73=d33	c89a=d33	w88=d33
34	Innocent delight	d34	m54=d34	c74=d34	w74=d34
35	Siegmund	d35	m28=d35	c31=d35
36	Sieglinde	d36	m29=d36	c32=d36	w37=d36
37	Twin's love	d37	m30=d37	c33=d37a	w38=d37
38	Bliss	d38	m46=d38a	c39=d38 c61=d38a
39	Drink	d39
40	Gutrune	d40	m65=d40	c84=d40	w80d=d40   w80e=d40a
41	Gibichung	d41		c85=d41	w80b=d41   w85=d41
42	Promises	d42	m64=d42
43	Nothung	d43		c40=d43	w63=d43
44	Gold as worth	d44	m03=d44	c05=d44	w05=d44
45	Sword as manhood	d45	m27=d45	c29=d45	w35=d45   w51=d45
46	Thunder	d46	m26=d46	c27=d46	w33=d46
47	Walküren as animus	d47	m34=d47	c41=d47 c49=d47	w45b=d47
48	Siegfried's horn	d48	m44=d48	c58=d48	w54a=d48
49	Hagen'sdawn	d49
50	Mime as smith	d50	m17=d50	c17=d50	w22=d50
51	obstinate Mime	d51
52	Siegfried as smith	d52	m49=d52	c66=d52
53	Siegfried's strength	d53	m45=d53	c59=d53	w58a=d53
54	Hagen's vassals	d54	m70=d54	c86=d54
55	Siegfried's boldness	d55		c72=d55	w77=d55
56	Siegfried's freedom	d56		c62=d56a c63=d56	w59=d56
57	Fafner	d57	m21=d57	c22=d57	w28=d57
58	Giant's strength	d58	m12=d58  m50=d58	c11=d58	w15=d58    w65=m50
59	Giant's authority	d59
60	Hunding	d60	m32=d60	c35=d60	w41=d60
61	Hagen	d61	m61=d61a		w80a=d61
62	Death	d62		c90=d62
63	Valhalla	d63	m08=d63	c09=d63	w10=d63
64	Rainbow bridge	d64		c28=d64	w34=d64
65	Siegfried'sdeeds	d65	m57=d65	c77=d65	w54b=d65  w64=d65
66	Tragic Volsung	d66	m33=d66	c36=d66	w40=d66
67	Gunter as hero	d67	m62=d67	c80=d67	w68=d67
68	Woe or grief	d68	m05=d68	c04=d68 c19=d68a	w03=d68
69	Agitation	d69	m11=d69	c14=d69	w14=d69
70	Wotan frustrated	d70	m36=d70	c44=d70	w46=d70
71	Mime frustrated	d71
72	Mime's complaint	d72		c60=d72
73	Wotan's spear	d73	m09=d73	c10=d73	w11=d73
74	Storm	d74		c30=d74	w36=d74
75	Restless plotting	d75	m68=d75		w87=d75
76	Renunciation	d76	m07=d76	c08=d76	w09=d76
77	Volsung as destiny	d77	m31=d77	c34=d77	w39=d77    w72b=d77
78	Siegfried's heroism	d78	m39=d78	c48=d78	w53=d78
79	Destiny accepted	d79
80	Devotion	d80
81	Grief accepted	d81		c37=d81
82	Wotan's grief	d82		c54=d82	w57=d82
83	Relinquishment	d83	m37=d83	c47=d83
84	Powerful destiny	d84	m38=d84		w50=d84
85	Unavoidable destiny	d85
86	Siegmund's love song	d86		c38=d86
87	Brünnhilde's love	d87		c70=d87 c71=d87a	w75=d87    w76=d87a
88	Brünnhilde as woman	d88	m58=d88	c78=d88	w78=d88
89	Siegfried's love	d89	m52=d89    m59=d89	c73=d89 c79=d89	w79=m59    w70=d89
90	Love as fulifllment	d90	m10=d90a   m41=d90c   m60=d90b	c12=d90a c51=d90c c69=d90	w12=m10 w55=d90c   w73=d90
91	Transformation	d91	m40=d91a	c50=d91a	w90=d91a
92	Promises	m15	m15		w17=m15
93	Nibelhiem	m20	m20	c20=m20	w26=m20
94	Kriechmotiv	m48	m48		w62=m48
95	Blood-brotherhood	m66	m66	c82=m66
96	Alberich & Hagen	m69	m69	c88=m69	w83=m69
97	Oaths	m71	m71	c87=m71	w86=m71
98	Wotan's wrath	c43		c43
99	Foreboding	c46		c46
100	Work	c57		c57
101	Forging	c65		c65
102	Göttermacht	c76		c76
103	Gunter's hospitality	c81		c81	w80c=c81
104	Threat	w04			w04
105	Dämmerung	w19			w19
106	Feuerzauber	w21			w21